Isotta Sportelli

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Isotta Sportelli
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23)
Rome, Italy
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb; 8 st 7 lb)
Sport
Sport Synchronized swimming
Club
Coached byRosella Pibiri
Medal record
Women's artistic swimming
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Event1st2nd3rd
FINA World Trophy -2-
European Games -21
World Aquatics Championships -1-
Total051
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Fukuoka Team technical routine
European Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Team technical routine
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Kraków-Małopolska Team free routine
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Kraków-Małopolska Team acrobatic routine
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Budapest Mixed free routine
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 Budapest Mixed technical routine
FINA World Trophy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Yangzhou Team free
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 YangzhouTeam free combination
Updated on 1 August 2024

Isotta Sportelli (born 2 January 2000) is an Italian synchronised swimmer. [1] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics, the 2023 and 2024 World Aquatics Championships, and the 2023 European Games. [1] She was a part of the Italian junior national team from 2016 to 2018, and has since graduated to the national team. [2]

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Life

Sportelli was born in Rome, Italy, to her parents Vincenzo and Monica Sportelli. [1] She is the youngest of five children. All four of her brothers play water polo, with her being the only sibling to "[choose] synchronized swimming from the age of five." [3]

She has competed at the World Junior Championships, the European Junior Championships, and the European Cup. [2] She has also won two silver medals at the 2016 FINA World Trophy tournament in Yangzhou, China. [4]

In 2021, Sportelli won a bronze medal in the mixed duet competition at the European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, with her partner Nicolò Ogliari. [3] [5]

As of 2021, she attended the Sapienza University in Rome, studying Pharmacy. [3]

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References

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  5. Arcobelli, Stefano (10 May 2021). "La prima volta europea di Ogliari-Sportelli: un velocissimo bronzo. Ed è un'Italia d'argento nei tuffi a squadre: la prima volta!". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2024.